"She had begun to read in the beginning as a protection from the frightening and unpleasant things. She continued because, apart from the story, literature brought with it a kind of gentility for which she craved."

-- Patrick White

#Literature Quotes #Stories Quotes #Kind Quotes

“I went from being an underpaid ad man to quite a successful photographer in a very short time. Success breeds confidence and as soon as I got properly confident, I developed my own style. After that I never looked back.”

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“I'm not interested in being known as the singer from Led Zeppelin.”
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!”
“Yoga serves the individual, and does so through inviting transformation rather than by giving information.”
“As long as we observe love for others and respect for their rights and dignity in our daily lives, then whether we are learned or unlearned, whether we believe in the Buddha or God, follow some religion or none at all, as long as we have compassion for others and conduct ourselves with restraint out of a sense of responsibility, there is no doubt we will be happy.”
“What a strange world it is, where prisoners are left their weapons and the written word is a mortal danger.”
“I don't believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs”
“Once I start shooting I forget the scriptwriter in me. I like things flowing. If you have talented actors who bring their own ideas, it can be much better than what you have worked out.”

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